Horror Writers Association, New York Chapter
@hwany.org
We’re the horror and dark literature authors from the Tri-State area. Our chapter hosts meetings and local events. We are committed to the professional development and growth of our members. Find out more here:
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Night Crowd: Dearest @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
& @hwany.org members, I've added member-only access to AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC for your 2025 Non-Fiction consideration on the member forum, thanks for your time, if you have any trouble accessing, please reach out and let me know! 🖤
& @hwany.org members, I've added member-only access to AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC for your 2025 Non-Fiction consideration on the member forum, thanks for your time, if you have any trouble accessing, please reach out and let me know! 🖤
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Night Crowd: Dearest @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
& @hwany.org members, I've added member-only access to AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC for your 2025 Non-Fiction consideration on the member forum, thanks for your time, if you have any trouble accessing, please reach out and let me know! 🖤
& @hwany.org members, I've added member-only access to AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC for your 2025 Non-Fiction consideration on the member forum, thanks for your time, if you have any trouble accessing, please reach out and let me know! 🖤
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🏆 Thrilled!
🏆 My book "Vampire Verses: Poems" won an award!
🎨 "The illustrations are atmospheric rather than explanatory, which fits the book’s attitude: to offer access without overexposure." @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
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🏆 My book "Vampire Verses: Poems" won an award!
🎨 "The illustrations are atmospheric rather than explanatory, which fits the book’s attitude: to offer access without overexposure." @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
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The Bookish Awards
Celebrating excellence in literature, The Bookish Awards highlight outstanding books, authors, and publishing professionals. Our awards are designed to engage readers year-round and honour the best…
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December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🏆 Thrilled!
🏆 My book "Vampire Verses: Poems" won an award!
🎨 "The illustrations are atmospheric rather than explanatory, which fits the book’s attitude: to offer access without overexposure." @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
thebookishmagazine.com/the-bookish-...
🏆 My book "Vampire Verses: Poems" won an award!
🎨 "The illustrations are atmospheric rather than explanatory, which fits the book’s attitude: to offer access without overexposure." @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
thebookishmagazine.com/the-bookish-...
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Fully illustrated by @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
🏆 Two awards won 🏆by "Vampire Verses: Poems" from @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social
@behindthepages.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
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Fully illustrated by @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
🏆 Two awards won 🏆by "Vampire Verses: Poems" from @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social
@behindthepages.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
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Vampire Verses by LindaAnn LoSchiavo Receives Two Literary Awards
Vampire Verses by LindaAnn LoSchiavo has received the Excellence in Literature Award from OneTribune Media and The Bookish Reader’s Pick Award f...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
✍️Reviewers: request an ARC & Press Kit
Fully illustrated by @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
🏆 Two awards won 🏆by "Vampire Verses: Poems" from @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social
@behindthepages.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
brandnews24.us/press-releas...
Fully illustrated by @giuliadrawsstuff.bsky.social
🏆 Two awards won 🏆by "Vampire Verses: Poems" from @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social
@behindthepages.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @hwany.org
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Recording of last night's reading. My reading starts at 34:34. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rtm...
(I'm too neurotic to watch myself on camera, so I haven't watched!)
Thank you to @hwany.org for having me!
Thank you @bfbzine.bsky.social for publishing the story I read from, "Westward I Reach"
(I'm too neurotic to watch myself on camera, so I haven't watched!)
Thank you to @hwany.org for having me!
Thank you @bfbzine.bsky.social for publishing the story I read from, "Westward I Reach"
Galactic Terrors December 2025
YouTube video by Galactic Terrors
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December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Recording of last night's reading. My reading starts at 34:34. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rtm...
(I'm too neurotic to watch myself on camera, so I haven't watched!)
Thank you to @hwany.org for having me!
Thank you @bfbzine.bsky.social for publishing the story I read from, "Westward I Reach"
(I'm too neurotic to watch myself on camera, so I haven't watched!)
Thank you to @hwany.org for having me!
Thank you @bfbzine.bsky.social for publishing the story I read from, "Westward I Reach"
Gotcha. Love that book!
Reminder, @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social & @hwany.org folks, if you need access to AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC for any 2025 recommendation consideration in Long Form Non-Fiction, access is in the Members-Only Forum online, don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions / trouble accessing! 🖤
2025 Awards Eligibility! 🖤
Horror/Paranormal/Speculative short: "Frau Perchta Comes for the Count" in CASTLE OF HORROR v. 12: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
Book-length Non-Fiction: AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION, co-authored with Andrea Janes
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Horror/Paranormal/Speculative short: "Frau Perchta Comes for the Count" in CASTLE OF HORROR v. 12: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
Book-length Non-Fiction: AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION, co-authored with Andrea Janes
bookshop.org/p/books/amer...
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Gotcha. Love that book!
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I completely forgot to take pics. Glad someone else remembered.
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I completely forgot to take pics. Glad someone else remembered.
We second this! Randee Dawn's @randeedawn.com #Brooklyn Books & Booze #readings are a must. They are held at @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social and treat you to fine readings in a warm atmosphere basking in some fine liquors. The quintessential #NYC author event.
These events are so great and very entertaining. Do yourself a favor and add them to your calendar, plus they’re free!
Give yourself the holiday present of hearing these incredible authors read at Barrow's Intense Ginger Tasting Room in Brooklyn on TUESDAY! (Plus, several of them will have *books* to sign!) Don't miss out!
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We second this! Randee Dawn's @randeedawn.com #Brooklyn Books & Booze #readings are a must. They are held at @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social and treat you to fine readings in a warm atmosphere basking in some fine liquors. The quintessential #NYC author event.
Last night’s #HolidayHorrors at Shade Bar #NYC was so much fun. Our readers, audience & hosts were treated to #horror reads as they shared fine ales, delicious crepes in the cozy atmosphere. These are the memories you make. Some highlights: @mothman13.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com Gordon Linzner
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Last night’s #HolidayHorrors at Shade Bar #NYC was so much fun. Our readers, audience & hosts were treated to #horror reads as they shared fine ales, delicious crepes in the cozy atmosphere. These are the memories you make. Some highlights: @mothman13.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com Gordon Linzner
Tonight!
Join us at Shade Bar in downtown NYC from 6-9pm on Sunday, December 7 for a fun evening of holiday-themed horror from members of
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Tonight!
Join us at Shade Bar in downtown NYC from 6-9pm on Sunday, December 7 for a fun evening of holiday-themed horror from members of
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Join us at Shade Bar in downtown NYC from 6-9pm on Sunday, December 7 for a fun evening of holiday-themed horror from members of
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
HWA NY Chapter.
Bring a gift-wrapped #book our readers would enjoy and swap for another book! #FreeEvents #Horror #nyc #readings
Shade Bar NYC, 241 Sullivan St, New York
Oh Noooooo! Please support your bookstores, #horror fans, #writers #Publishers. @thisishorror.bsky.social Spread the word! gofund.me/32c2e6d05 @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh Noooooo! Please support your bookstores, #horror fans, #writers #Publishers. @thisishorror.bsky.social Spread the word! gofund.me/32c2e6d05 @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social
Are you ready for Pittsburgh? So are we! #StokerCon 2026: Celebrating Ten Years! June 4, 2026 · 6pm - June 7, 2026 · 12pm EDT
The excitement is building with the StokerCon® 2026 Logo Reveal! #horror #events horror.org @mothman13.bsky.social
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-...
The excitement is building with the StokerCon® 2026 Logo Reveal! #horror #events horror.org @mothman13.bsky.social
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-...
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Are you ready for Pittsburgh? So are we! #StokerCon 2026: Celebrating Ten Years! June 4, 2026 · 6pm - June 7, 2026 · 12pm EDT
The excitement is building with the StokerCon® 2026 Logo Reveal! #horror #events horror.org @mothman13.bsky.social
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-...
The excitement is building with the StokerCon® 2026 Logo Reveal! #horror #events horror.org @mothman13.bsky.social
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-...
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Reviews do matter.
ARCs are available for 👻🎃 "Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems."
At Shade Bar, I read 2 horrifying pieces about a brutal NYC double homicide & my Uncle Larry's poker games with the poltergeists of Park Slope.
📩 A DM gets you a pdf!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
ARCs are available for 👻🎃 "Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems."
At Shade Bar, I read 2 horrifying pieces about a brutal NYC double homicide & my Uncle Larry's poker games with the poltergeists of Park Slope.
📩 A DM gets you a pdf!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems
* * Winner of The Chrysalis BREW Project's Award for Ex…
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August 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Reviews do matter.
ARCs are available for 👻🎃 "Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems."
At Shade Bar, I read 2 horrifying pieces about a brutal NYC double homicide & my Uncle Larry's poker games with the poltergeists of Park Slope.
📩 A DM gets you a pdf!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
ARCs are available for 👻🎃 "Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems."
At Shade Bar, I read 2 horrifying pieces about a brutal NYC double homicide & my Uncle Larry's poker games with the poltergeists of Park Slope.
📩 A DM gets you a pdf!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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🐺Usually, he ignored vagrants & hitchhikers.
But he noticed a black eye, a fresh bruise like a misshapen heart on her raised arm.
The wolf inside him opened a slumbering eye and braked.
"Meeting" by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
In "This Exquisite Topology" @angrygablepress.bsky.social
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
But he noticed a black eye, a fresh bruise like a misshapen heart on her raised arm.
The wolf inside him opened a slumbering eye and braked.
"Meeting" by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
In "This Exquisite Topology" @angrygablepress.bsky.social
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🐺Usually, he ignored vagrants & hitchhikers.
But he noticed a black eye, a fresh bruise like a misshapen heart on her raised arm.
The wolf inside him opened a slumbering eye and braked.
"Meeting" by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
In "This Exquisite Topology" @angrygablepress.bsky.social
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
But he noticed a black eye, a fresh bruise like a misshapen heart on her raised arm.
The wolf inside him opened a slumbering eye and braked.
"Meeting" by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
In "This Exquisite Topology" @angrygablepress.bsky.social
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
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Oh hell.
This is very, very, bad.
Extremely bad.
This is very, very, bad.
Extremely bad.
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI said agencies will get access to its frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will also offer access to features like Advanced Voice Mode.
www.cnbc.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Oh hell.
This is very, very, bad.
Extremely bad.
This is very, very, bad.
Extremely bad.
This. Precisely this.
Reviews and word-of-mouth comments/reviews are the lifeblood of independent #writing and #publishing. Without amplification by readers, we cannot be found.
Reminder to #readers: if there’s a story/book you’ve enjoyed, take a minute to write a review on #goodreads, #amazon @barnesandnoble.com & #SocialMedia.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
August 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This. Precisely this.
Reminder to #readers: if there’s a story/book you’ve enjoyed, take a minute to write a review on #goodreads, #amazon @barnesandnoble.com & #SocialMedia.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
August 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Reminder to #readers: if there’s a story/book you’ve enjoyed, take a minute to write a review on #goodreads, #amazon @barnesandnoble.com & #SocialMedia.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
As #writers and #creators are targeted more by scams every day, consider signing up. This oughta be eye opening. Sign up to get the replay.
Wed., August 6, 2025 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
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Inside an Author Scam: What Happened at #PageTurnerPress
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Wed., August 6, 2025 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
via @authorsguild.org
Inside an Author Scam: What Happened at #PageTurnerPress
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Inside an Author Scam: What Happened at PageTurner Press - The Authors Guild
Investigative journalist Brent Crane undertook deep reporting on what happened at PageTurner Press, where predatory and fraudulent activity resulted in the FBI conducting arrests earlier this year. As...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
As #writers and #creators are targeted more by scams every day, consider signing up. This oughta be eye opening. Sign up to get the replay.
Wed., August 6, 2025 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
via @authorsguild.org
Inside an Author Scam: What Happened at #PageTurnerPress
authorsguild.org/event/inside...
Wed., August 6, 2025 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
via @authorsguild.org
Inside an Author Scam: What Happened at #PageTurnerPress
authorsguild.org/event/inside...
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📢 CALL TO SUBMIT
Unseen Agreements Anthology
Spec-fic (PG-13) on hidden bargains, mysterious contracts, eerie consequences
Priority Canadians but open to all
Length: 5,000 wds MAX
⏰Deadline 15 August 2025
💲Pay: CAD50
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
beachesandtrailspublishing.substack.com/p/unseen-agr...
Unseen Agreements Anthology
Spec-fic (PG-13) on hidden bargains, mysterious contracts, eerie consequences
Priority Canadians but open to all
Length: 5,000 wds MAX
⏰Deadline 15 August 2025
💲Pay: CAD50
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
beachesandtrailspublishing.substack.com/p/unseen-agr...
🌓 Unseen Agreements
A Speculative Fiction Anthology - Coming in October 2025
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August 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
📢 CALL TO SUBMIT
Unseen Agreements Anthology
Spec-fic (PG-13) on hidden bargains, mysterious contracts, eerie consequences
Priority Canadians but open to all
Length: 5,000 wds MAX
⏰Deadline 15 August 2025
💲Pay: CAD50
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
beachesandtrailspublishing.substack.com/p/unseen-agr...
Unseen Agreements Anthology
Spec-fic (PG-13) on hidden bargains, mysterious contracts, eerie consequences
Priority Canadians but open to all
Length: 5,000 wds MAX
⏰Deadline 15 August 2025
💲Pay: CAD50
@hwany.org @hdwp.com
beachesandtrailspublishing.substack.com/p/unseen-agr...
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📢 CALL TO SUBMIT
2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize
Spec Fiction & Poetry
⏰Deadline 1 Sept 2025
No-fee subs
💲Pays $1,000
@hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
@emteepoetry.bsky.social
@rozmuse.bsky.social
www.seti.org/news/the-set...
2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize
Spec Fiction & Poetry
⏰Deadline 1 Sept 2025
No-fee subs
💲Pays $1,000
@hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
@emteepoetry.bsky.social
@rozmuse.bsky.social
www.seti.org/news/the-set...
The SETI Institute is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize
Submission deadline: September 1, 2025.
www.seti.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
📢 CALL TO SUBMIT
2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize
Spec Fiction & Poetry
⏰Deadline 1 Sept 2025
No-fee subs
💲Pays $1,000
@hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
@emteepoetry.bsky.social
@rozmuse.bsky.social
www.seti.org/news/the-set...
2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize
Spec Fiction & Poetry
⏰Deadline 1 Sept 2025
No-fee subs
💲Pays $1,000
@hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
@emteepoetry.bsky.social
@rozmuse.bsky.social
www.seti.org/news/the-set...
The main character of my upcoming sci-fi horror release VEIL (9/16) owns a bookstore called The Constant Reader Café (because he's a huge Stephen King fan). An amazing reader named Sarah Bartz and her talented sister-in-law Stephanie Sorrenson created this design and t-shirt, and I love it!!!
August 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
1. Some highlights from yesterday's spooky reads: #ShadeBar #NYC #Horror #writing @svpthinks.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social @randeedawn.com @larafraterauthor.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
1. Some highlights from yesterday's spooky reads: #ShadeBar #NYC #Horror #writing @svpthinks.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social @randeedawn.com @larafraterauthor.bsky.social
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Frightfully-fantastic readings! 🖤💀
Nothing beats sharing chills, drinks, crepes at Shade Bar. Tonight's readers: @carolgyzander.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @svpthinks.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social @randeedawn.com @larafraterauthor.bsky.social @leannareneehieber.bsky.social #JohnPCollins #OliverBaer
August 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Frightfully-fantastic readings! 🖤💀
Two of our favorites! @larafraterauthor.bsky.social and @amygrech.bsky.social are part of that cadre of horror writers who make the HWA-NY special. It was great seeing them yesterday at #SHADEBAR!
Here I am with @larafraterauthor.bsky.social at Shade Bar in #NYC! @hwany.org #AuthorSky #BookSky #HorrorSky #NYCAuthors #WriterSky
August 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Two of our favorites! @larafraterauthor.bsky.social and @amygrech.bsky.social are part of that cadre of horror writers who make the HWA-NY special. It was great seeing them yesterday at #SHADEBAR!